Borussia M'gladbach vs Bochum - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Monchengladbach has a better 1vs1 performance index with 87. Borussia Monchengladbach has 40 goals and Bochum has a total of 27 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Monchengladbach would win the match.

• At the moment Bochum has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1346 interceptions and 70 blocks.
• In Bochum the two top defensive players are Ivan Ordets and Anthony Losilla.
• In Borussia Monchengladbach the two top defenders are Nico Elvedi and Ramy Bensebaini.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Bochum has currently the best defense.

Evaluating the strength of a teams midfield is not easy. At 1vs1 we look at a value called Pass Progression Value (PPV). We measure the ability of players to play the pass into dangerous zones and to create chances. Borussia Monchengladbach has a PPV value of 0.27 and Bochum has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Borussia Monchengladbach Nathan Ngoumou Minpole has a total value of 0.71 and in the team of Bochum the best player is Christopher Antwi-Adjei.

• To analyse the best strikers of teams we look at the amount of goals, shots on goal and an interesting metric called expected goal value (Xg value – measure who the probability of a chance to turn into a goal.)
• Borussia Monchengladbach has scored in this season so far 40 goals and 130 shots on goal. Bochum scored 27 and 94 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Monchengladbach are Marcus Thuram with 12 goals and Jonas Hofmann with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.96 and 4.69.
• The two best players of Bochum are Philipp Hofmann with 7 goals and Erhan Masovic with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.84 and 1.97.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Monchengladbach has the better offensive players than Bochum.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Borussia Monchengladbach is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.